YMI (Youngsters of Marshall Islands) is a group of intermediate students who consider one another family. They range from sixth, seventh, and eighth graders and besides sharing the same culture, they share a love of dance.
La Galería is a not-for-profit Filipino folk dance performing arts troupe, formed for the promotion and perpetuation of our Philippine cultural heritage.
MISE KIMONO was founded with the purpose of perpetuating the legacy and spirit of our Grandmother, Tomiko Mise
Maui Chinese Martial Arts & Lion Dance is based in Kahului and led by Sifu Arlie-Avery Asiu.
“I loved hula from the very start,” said Iola Caldito Balubar, now 68, a kumu hula and professional Polynesian dancer. It became her life and her career, reported the Maui News. Iola Balubar’s halau will be performing at the Children’s Festival.
The informal taiko group that existed in Keahua has continued for nearly a century through five generations of the Watanabe family. The family founded Maui Taiko with the intent of perpetuating the Fukushima Ondo tradition and incorporating other forms of taiko music.
Born and raised in Japan until the age of 16, Ai Matsuda moved to Hawaii to study English. There, she began to play taiko with Hawaii Matsuri Taiko, led by Mrs. Faye Komagata – her aunt.
It is with the generosity of our sponsors that make this event possible. Maui Matsuri, through the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui, is a 501(c)(3) corporation and is organized and run by a group of dedicated volunteers.
